In recent years, social media has aided in the dissemination of unprecedented amounts of misinformation in various domains, including astronomy and space, claimed Mespar, a fact-checking website. As… [+5646 chars]
Nanosheets are finely structured two-dimensional materials and have great potential for innovation. They are fixed on top of each other in layered crystals, and must first be separated from each othe… [+3764 chars]
Nasa's much celebrated James Webb Space Telescope is just weeks away from full operation.The huge telescope plans to start it's in-depth science investigation by exploring strange, new rocky worlds i… [+2784 chars]
Matthias Maurer, a German astronaut who spent six months on the International Space Station (ISS), has been reflecting on what it was like to live and work in space. In November 2021, the European S… [+2140 chars]
NASA's rover is proving to be a breakthrough in mankind's exploration of Mars. Every week, there is a new discovery, and the most recent allows us to understand what certain elements of Earth would… [+1185 chars]
Solar sailing technology has been a dream of many for decades. The simple elegance of sailing on the light waves of the sun does have a dreamy aspect to it that has captured the imagination of engine… [+3444 chars]
A composite image of the R Aquarii binary star captured by NASA's flying telescope SOFIA. (Image credit: NASA) NASA's flying telescope SOFIA has been watching a dance between two stars orbiting each… [+3608 chars]
Theoretically, about 66 million years ago, a 10-kilometre-wide asteroid struck Earth, which resulted in the extinction of dinosaurs and almost every other species roaming our planet. While there are … [+2474 chars]
Last week, we witnessed the largest asteroid of the year 2022 make its way very near Earth and then fly past. The Earth is approached by an asteroid almost every other week. In fact, there are around… [+3221 chars]
Akihabara News (Tokyo) — During US President Joe Bidens recent visit to Japan, one of the most important areas of bilateral collaboration highlighted was the Artemis Program, which will see the Japan… [+2461 chars]
Solar sailing technology has been a dream of many for decades. The simple elegance of sailing on the light waves of the sun does have a dreamy aspect to it that has captured the imagination of engine… [+3444 chars]
A years-long research debate over which animal is the rightful mother of giant prehistoric eggs in Australia has been resolved. In a new study, University of Copenhagen researchers and their internat… [+1427 chars]